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Volunteers at Ascentria got acquainted with the refugee/new American community in Concord, NH and discussed the adjustment of teenagers that have moved from Africa to the U.S.
More than 31 employees and family members partnered with volunteers from the Society of American Military Engineers of Hampton Roads to participate in this year's Clean the Bay Day. More than 104 bags of trash totaling 2,392 pounds, and about 1,450 pounds of non-bagged or bulky items were collected.
Clean the Bay Day is a statewide initiative organized by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, in conjunction with municipalities, businesses and government agencies working together to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams. Every year since 1989, thousands of citizens throughout the Commonwealth have dedicated their time to clear litter from waterways.
Norfolk District employees volunteered three hours of their time Saturday morning to remove debris from the shorelines of the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area, which is operated and maintained by the district. CIDMMA is a 2,500-acre confined dredged material disposal site on the north side of Portsmouth, Va. It serves as an economical and environmentally sustainable repository for material dredged within the federal waterways of the Hampton Roads harbor. (U.S. Army Photo/Pam Spaugy)
This Martin Luther King Jr Day, Southern students, employees, and alumni spent the day as they have for the last 27 years—serving others. More than 1,000 volunteers worked with approximately 50 local organizations to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the community.
www.stvincent.edu | Photos of the Jared Box Project 2019. A Jared Box is a plastic shoe-sized storage box filled with small gifts, toys, games, crayons, coloring books, and fun activities. Each box contains items selected for a specific age and gender. The boxes are given to children in the hospital to provide a special, fun diversion. Kids and parents alike are so very thankful for these boxes. The boxes symbolize the importance of play and are filled with well wishes, hope and love. Photos by Yariana Pino Sánchez.